David Silva struck twice as Manchester City took another stride towards their seemingly inevitable coronation as Premier League champions with a 2-0 victory at Stoke.Silva found the net early in each half as Pep Guardiola’s men enjoyed a comfortable night at the bet365 Stadium to re-establish a 16-point lead at the top of the table.The result leaves City needing only a maximum of three win...Full Story »

'Dortmund is my home, my club,' says Marco Reus after penning a new five-and-a-half year deal
Marco Reus has signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund until June 2023.
Reus, whose previous deal was due to expire at the end of next season, turned down "the best clubs in the world" to stay with Dortmund, according to the club's chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke.
After signing the five-and-a-half ...Full Story »

Tottenham are eyeing Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus.
The German attacker only has just over a year left on his current contract, says the Mirror.
He is reluctant to pen a new one with the Bundesliga side, at least until he sees the strength of their summer recruitment.
His stalling has spiked Spurs' interest.
Mauricio Pochettino knows that he will face strong competition for the 2...Full Story »

The Blues have been left reeling after losing 1-0 at Manchester City to slump to their fourth defeat in five league games.
Conte's flops have gone from Premier League champions to 'chumpions' and now face a losing battle to secure a top four finish.
Conte is locked in a desperate scrap to avoid the sack as billionaire owner Roman Abramovich loses patience with the failing Italian.
Now Alonso ...Full Story »

Chelsea could sign Marco Asensio even if Eden Hazard does not head to Real Madrid
REAL MADRID should reportedly be bracing themselves for a £119m bid for Marco Asensio after Alvaro Morata recommended Chelsea sign the midfielder.
Asensio is one of European football's brightest talents and started the season in fine form, scoring against Barcelona in both legs of the Spanish Super Cup.
He'...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday forward Marco Matias is expected to return to the squad for the home game against Birmingham.Matias’ latest injury, a thigh problem, kept him out of the goalless midweek draw at Middlesbrough, but he returned to full training this week and should be in contention.Midfielder Barry Bannan (hip) and goalkeeper Keiren Westwood have both had setbacks in their respective...Full Story »

Watford have appointed Javi Gracia as their new head coach
Gracia has been given an 18-month deal by the Hornets, who stunned the Premier League by axing Marco Silva.
The 47-year-old former Malaga and Rubin Kazan boss will take training tomorrow.
Gracia's first game in charge will be Saturday's trip to Southampton in the FA Cup fourth round.
Silva had overseen two wins in Watford's last 1...Full Story »

Watford boss Marco Silva dismissed any fears over his job after the injury-hit Hornets lost at Leicester.
Jamie Vardy’s penalty and Riyad Mahrez’s injury-time strike sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for the Foxes at the King Power Stadium.
Watford have now won just once in 11 games – their 2-1 victory over Leicester on Boxing Day – and, while they sit 10th, the Hornets ar...Full Story »

All does not appear to be well in the Paris Saint-Germain camp ahead of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Real Madrid with a rumoured bust-up between their South American stars.
They take on the competition's holders in February but as attention slowly starts to turn towards that clash, they are suffering from some internal problems in the squad.
According to L'Equipe, there is ...Full Story »

Manchester City midfielder David Silva received warm applause in the 21st minute of their FA Cup clash with Burnley as fans gave him their support during a difficult time with his baby born prematurely.
Silva has been travelling between the UK and Spain to be with his boy in Valencia and has missed matches with the permission of Pep Guardiola.
He was available though to face Burnley and in t...Full Story »

Emiliano Marcondes and Alan Judge are set to feature for Brentford when they host Notts County in the FA Cup.Danish midfielder Marcondes is in line to make his Bees debut, having completed his move to Griffin Park on a free transfer from FC Nordsjaelland.Boss Dean Smith is also hoping Judge will figure for the first time in 20 months against his former club after recovering from a broken leg.Le...Full Story »

David Silva has been a midfield kingpin in Manchester City's superb start to the season but Pep Guardiola admitted that he does not know when he will return citing personal issues.
The Spain international has missed the last two matches against Newcastle United and Crystal Palace and his last appearance came in the victory over Bournemouth.
Silva had missed the December 16 victory over Tott...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez's classy volley inspired Leicester to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Huddersfield.
The winger lit up a turgid game before Islam Slimani scored his first Premier League goal since April last year and Marc Albrighton wrapped up the points.
The biggest cheer of the afternoon was reserved for Adrien Silva as he made his delayed debut as an 86th-minute substitute in a match marred by c...Full Story »

Watford came from behind to beat Leicester 2-1 and seal a first Premier League victory in seven games.
A tap-in from Molla Wague and an own goal from Kasper Schmeichel cancelled out Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez's opener.
The victory was a first for Marco Silva's side since a 3-0 success at Newcastle on November 25.
The game got off to a spiky start with a flurry of early bookings dished out...Full Story »

Alvaro Morata returned from suspension to ignite Chelsea's 2-0 Premier League victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge.
Morata was unavailable for the goalless draw at Everton three days previously but his firepower inspired the champions following a lifeless first half that saw a number of fine chances wasted.
It was a familiar sight that broke the deadlock as the Spain striker combined wit...Full Story »

Manchester City were without playmaker David Silva this afternoon after it emerged that he was ruled out because of personal reasons.
Rumours began to circulate that it was baby-related, but Manchester City correspondent Sam Lee confirmed that was untrue. Nothing has yet been confirmed and we await news on his situation.
But shortly after the final whistle, Silva's teammates paid tribute to ...Full Story »

Manchester City overcame the absence of David Silva to ease to victory over Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Raheem Sterling scored twice as Manchester City extended their record run of victories in the Premier League to 16 games with an emphatic 4-1 triumph over Tottenham.
Despite the talismanic David Silva, who had scored four goals in his past three outings, missing a league...Full Story »

Inverness kept a third clean sheet in as many games to help secure a 1-0 Ladbrokes Championship win over Dumbarton.Brad McKay missed an early chance for Inverness but the hosts took the lead after 34 minutes when Joe Chalmers' free-kick was headed in by defender Carl Tremarco.Liam Polworth, Connor Bell and Tremarco were all denied by Dumbarton goalkeeper Scott Gallacher in the second half as Ca...Full Story »

Perhaps with an eye on the derby against Manchester United, David Silva has been omitted from Manchester City's trip to face Shakhtar.
David Silva has been left out of Manchester City's travelling party for the Champions League Group F game at Shakhtar Donetsk.
A statement on City's official website noted the Spain playmaker was "not fully fit" despite scoring an 83rd-minute winner in Sunday...Full Story »

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